HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2012-26RESOLUTION NO. 2012-26
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL APPROVING
BENEFIT MODIFICATIONS FOR COUNCIL APPOINTEES AND
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES AND AUTHORIZING
THE DRAFTING AND EXECUTION OF EMPLOYMENT
CONTRACTS; AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING OUTSIDE
COUNSEL TO DRAFT COUNCIL APPOINTEE (CITY ATTORNEY)
EMPLOYMENTAGREEMENT
WHEREAS, it is recommended that Council approve the continuation or
modification to current salary and benefits for Council Appointees (City Attorney, City
Manager, City Clerk) and Executive Management employees (Public Works Director,
Library Director, Chief of Police, Fire Chief, Deputy City Manager, Parks & Recreation
and Cultural Services Director, and Electric Utility Director) as follows:
• Council Appointees and Executive Management will continue to pay
7 percent of the employee's share of retirement benefits (originally approved
by Council as a concession on June 1, 2011);
• Council Appointees and Executive Management will pay 100 percent of the
change in medical costs beginning January 1, 2013. Baseline will be the
January 2012 lowest cost PERS HMO for the employee's family category
(Family, $1,587.14; Employee+1, $1,220.88; Single, $610.44);
• City will eliminate the employee co -pay for medical insurance (currently $80
and $104 for employee + 1 and family coverage, respectively) beginning the
first pay period 14 days after Council approval of this resolution;
• City will restore a match, up to a maximum of 3 percent of salary, to the
Deferred Compensation contributions made by Council Appointees and
Executive Management effective June 25, 2012;
• City will restore the ability of Council Appointees and Executive Management
to cash -out up to 40 hours of Administrative Leave effective January 1, 2013;
• City will standardize sick leave accrual in the amount of 3.70 hours per pay
period for all Council Appointees and Executive Management; and
• City will standardize vacation leave accrual for those Council Appointees and
Executive Managers currently accruing vacation leave at 4.62 hours per pay
period as follows: Vacation leave will accrue at 4.62 hours per pay period
(equivalent to five full years of service), with future leave to be accrued
according to the Executive Statement of Benefits, with the employee's sixth
year of service equal to the 12th year, the ninth year of service equal to the
15th year, and so on, as set forth in the Executive Statement of Benefits.
WHEREAS, it is recommended that the Lodi City Council authorize the drafting
and execution of Employment Agreements with Council Appointees (City Manager and
City Clerk) and Executive Management employees incorporating the foregoing benefit
modifications; and
WHEREAS, in order to avoid a conflict of interest, it is further recommended that
the City Attorney's employment agreement be drafted by outside counsel, namely,
Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby
approve the continuation or modification to the current benefits for Council Appointees
and Executive Management employees as outlined above; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council hereby authorizes the
drafting and execution of Employment Agreements with Council Appointees (City
Manager and City Clerk) and Executive Management employees incorporating the
foregoing benefit modifications; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the law firm of Kronick, Moskovitz,
Tiedemann & Girard be retained to draft the employment agreement for Council
Appointee (City Attorney), incorporating the foregoing benefit modifications.
Date: March 21, 2012
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2012-26 was passed and adopted by the Lodi
City Council in a regular meeting held March 21, 2012, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hansen, Johnson, Katzakian, and
Nakanishi
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Mayor Mounce
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
NNIFERC . ROBISON
Assistant City Clerk
2012-26